It's that time of year. I've started 2 rounds of seedlings. One a 2 1/2 weeks ago. One a week and a half ago. More to come. Did I mention that there's still FEET of snow on the ground, with little signs of it melting away? Yeah, so we'll just ignore that thought.
The fun:
Bits of green popping up get me excited for freshness.
Seeds that expired two years ago are still VERY sproutable. (Not a word, but it works.)
I hate how long peppers take to sprout.
My kids love planting...aka moving dirt around and making a colossal mess.
The obstacles:
I keep meaning to set aside my own compost to use for starting come spring. Only it's all frozen now, as I never thought of it before the snow flew.
The awesome compost I bought last year isn't in stock yet. They said "We won't stock that until there's more snow gone. No one is thinking of gardening with all this snow." I beg to differ. Oh well, I found something.
Our greenhouse, aka sunporch, is still too cold. All are in the living room.
I never mark what I grow. Which is ridiculous because then things sprout and I have no idea.
What's planted:
Five types of tomatoes. Two types of peppers. Eggplant. Parsley. Basil. Onion. Greens. Another round of cantaloupe that will probably lead to nothing, like usual. (I think that's it? I can't remember since I never bother to label. Really foolish of me.)
Anyway, come along and see our 'garden' thus far.
(What, it doesn't look like gardening weather outside?)
What a difference a few days makes!
So exciting! I love to see your kids digging in. I guess you'll have a surprise garden! C'mon snow, melt. Jackie needs her gardening fix!
ReplyDeleteI might end up planting in the snow!
DeleteYay for seeding starting and seeing those green sprouts!
ReplyDeleteNow the snow needs to melt!
DeleteWe just bought a little mini greenhouse/seed starter thing today. Happy planting!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
DeleteNice! I have no room in our tiny house to set out any started seeds which is a really big bummer. I have to wait until I can plant in the ground. My husband is collecting old windows so he can build a tiny greenhouse one of these years.
ReplyDeleteIf you were closer, I'd gift you old windows. Better yet, we could have a window frame party! We replaced ALL the windows in our huge house and I saved them all with cold frames and/or a greenhouse in mind!
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